Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Lake Michigan Sighting, October 25, 1968
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported three circular UFOs over Lake Michigan on October 25, 1968. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data to investigate because the report was submitted nearly two months after the event.
This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian lookout on a Great Lakes ore boat. The witness reported observing three circular objects, described as being the color of floodlights, on October 25, 1968, at approximately 12:50 A.M. The objects were reportedly at a high altitude and moving at a high speed in a northwest to southeast direction. The witness noted that one object was positioned behind and to the side of the first, with a third object further back. The report was not submitted to the Department of the Air Force until December 11, 1968. Consequently, the official conclusion recorded on the form is 'INSUFFICIENT DATA,' noting that the delay in reporting made it too late to conduct a proper investigation.
Report not submitted untill December 1968 at which time it was too late to investigate.
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Official Assessment
INSUFFICIENT DATA. Report not submitted untill December 1968 at which time it was too late to investigate.
The report was received too late for a timely investigation.